The Little Rebellion

Tag: confidence

  • Pop A Pasty: An Insider’s Journey With the New Paltz Burlesque Troupe

    Pop A Pasty: An Insider’s Journey With the New Paltz Burlesque Troupe

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    Sabrina Petroski
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    Students in Professor Lisa Phillips’ Literature of Journalism class were assigned to immerse themselves in the unfamiliar. Here’s what they found: Sabrina Petroski auditions for the SUNY New Paltz burlesque troupe to learn more about the performance and body confidence. Do you ever walk into a room and feel like you’ve been transported into an…

  • A Dark, Crowded Bar

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    Joshua White
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    Enter the girl I used to see.  Ignoring the caution lights and wild oncoming traffic, I walk towards her with the confidence of James Dean’s last words: “That guy’s gotta stop… He’ll see us.” This will end badly. We’re beyond the age when honesty worked, so I’m being coy.  She’s got a coal-colored dress that…